Chargers DT Corey Liuget restructured contract details

The Chargers and defensive tackle Corey Liuget agreed to terms on a revised contract. Liuget agreed to take a pay cut and re-work his deal, according to ESPN’s Field Yates, reducing his base salary from $8.05 million to $935 thousand plus $2.585 million in bonuses.

The Bolts had an out on the deal where they could have cut Liuget and have been free of $30.1 million in salary while suffering just a $3 million salary cap hit this offseason.

The assumption is that Los Angeles might have released Liuget after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Instead, he agreed to a contract modification. L.A. lacks depth on the defensive line so keeping Liuget was still important to the team.

The 28-year-old DT has been a starter in each of his seven seasons with the Chargers. Through his career, Liuget has amassed 199 tackles (137 solo), 22.5 sacks, 20 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.

Los Angeles should be in search for more depth at the position early on in the draft to shore up the glaring hole.